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Act I: Pages 1-8

• The following version of this play was used to create this Lesson Plan: Strindberg, August. The Ghost Sonata. Adapted and translated from Swedish to English by Zach Trebino, 2012. Original Publication Date: 1907. E-book.

• Act I begins and stage directions are provided.

• The play opens on a Sunday morning and at center stage is a large and opulent house.

• The Caretaker’s Wife performs tasks around the front of the house, such as sweeping the front steps and polishing the brass fixtures on the door.

• In front of the house, there is a public drinking fountain on one side and an “advertising column” (1) on the other.

• The Old Man, the antagonist within the play, sits upon a green bench nearby the advertising column, while the Lady in Black stands motionless on the staircase of the house.

• The Old Man has a white beard, white hair, spectacles...

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